The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * An engaging, deeply researched guide to flourishing in a world of increasing stress and negativity--the inspiration for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time

"Powerful [and] charming . . . A book for just about anyone . . . The philosophies in this book are easily the best wire frames to build a happy and successful life."--Medium

Happiness is not the belief that we don't need to change; it is the realization that we can.

Our most commonly held formula for success is broken. Conventional wisdom holds that once we succeed, we'll be happy; that once we get that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But the science reveals this formula to be backward: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around.
 
Research shows that happy employees are more productive, more creative, and better problem solvers than their unhappy peers. And positive people are significantly healthier and less stressed and enjoy deeper social interaction than the less positive people around them.
 
Drawing on original research--including one of the largest studies of happiness ever conducted--and work in boardrooms and classrooms across forty-two countries, Shawn Achor shows us how to rewire our brains for positivity and optimism to reap the happiness advantage in our lives, our careers, and even our health. His strategies include:
 
* The Tetris Effect: how to retrain our brains to spot patterns of possibility so we can see and seize opportunities all around us
* Social Investment: how to earn the dividends of a strong social support network
* The Ripple Effect: how to spread positive change within our teams, companies, and families
 
By turns fascinating, hopeful, and timely, The Happiness Advantage reveals how small shifts in our mind-set and habits can produce big gains at work, at home, and elsewhere.

Shawn Achor, a member of Oprah's SuperSoul 100, has won more than a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he taught positive psychology in Harvard's most popular class. Shawn has established himself as one of the world's foremost experts on the link between happiness and achievement. His happiness research was featured on the cover of Harvard Business Review, and his TED talk, which has over 7 million views, is one of the most popular of all time. His lecture on PBS has also been seen by millions. Shawn teaches in the Wharton Business School's Advanced Management Program and collaborates on research with Yale and Columbia Universities. Shawn started Good Think in 2007 to share his knowledge with the rest of the globe.

Shawn has now taught or conducted research in 51 countries, speaking to CEOs in China, schoolchildren in South Africa, doctors in Dubai, and farmers in Zimbabwe, among others. He's spoken to Abu Dhabi's Royal Family, as well as specialists at St. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, as well as the U.S. Happiness is promoted by the Department of Health.

Shawn was a part of the Everyday Matters campaign, which was launched in 2012 by the National MS Society and Genzyme to illustrate how people living with a chronic condition may choose to be happy. Shawn received a magna cum laude from Harvard and a master's degree in Christian and Buddhist ethics from Harvard Divinity School. Shawn also served as an Officer of Harvard for seven years, residing in Harvard Yard and guiding students through their first-year concerns. Shawn continues to do unique psychology research on happiness and organizational accomplishment in cooperation with Yale University and the Institute for Applied Positive Research, despite the fact that he now travels widely for his job.

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ISBN 13	9780307591555
ISBN 10	0307591557
Titel	The Happiness Advantage
Autor	Shawn Achor
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Crown Currency
Erscheinungsjahr	2018-06-05
Seitenanzahl	256
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.